The 2017–18 North West Counties Football League season (known as the Hallmark Security League for sponsorship reasons [1]) was the 36th in the history of the North West Counties Football League, a football competition in England. It was also the last season to have a single Division One. Teams were divided into two divisions: Premier Division and Division One.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced by the FA on 26 May 2017, [2] and ratified by the league at its AGM on 17 June. [3]
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Runcorn Linnets |
Promoted | Runcorn Linnets Widnes |
Relegated |
AFC Liverpool Maine Road Barnton AFC Darwen |
←
2016–17
2018–19 → |
At the end of season 2016–17, the following four teams left the division:
The remaining 18 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for season 2017–18:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Runcorn Linnets (C, P) | 44 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 122 | 36 | +86 | 100 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One West |
2 | Widnes (P) | 44 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 102 | 52 | +50 | 96 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One West [a] |
3 | Runcorn Town | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 107 | 65 | +42 | 93 | |
4 | City of Liverpool | 44 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 115 | 58 | +57 | 84 | |
5 | Bootle | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 122 | 61 | +61 | 83 | |
6 | Charnock Richard | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 103 | 72 | +31 | 79 | |
7 | 1874 Northwich | 44 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 79 | |
8 | Hanley Town | 44 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 94 | 59 | +35 | 76 | |
9 | Barnoldswick Town | 44 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 102 | 78 | +24 | 71 | |
10 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 44 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 99 | 120 | −21 | 67 | |
11 | Squires Gate | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 79 | 94 | −15 | 64 | |
12 | Ashton Athletic | 44 | 19 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 69 | +17 | 62 | |
13 | Irlam | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 59 | |
14 | Winsford United | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 87 | −10 | 58 | |
15 | Congleton Town | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 83 | 85 | −2 | 56 | |
16 | Northwich Victoria | 44 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 77 | 93 | −16 | 56 | |
17 | Padiham | 44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 85 | 96 | −11 | 53 | |
18 | Burscough | 44 | 15 | 5 | 24 | 82 | 103 | −21 | 50 | |
19 | Abbey Hey | 44 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 65 | 84 | −19 | 45 | |
20 | AFC Liverpool (R) | 44 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 77 | 94 | −17 | 42 | Relegated to Division One North |
21 | Maine Road (R) | 44 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 59 | 117 | −58 | 37 | Relegated to Division One South |
22 | Barnton (R) | 44 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 61 | 171 | −110 | 19 | |
23 | AFC Darwen (R) | 44 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 42 | 160 | −118 | 16 | Relegated to Division One North |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Widnes | Select Security Stadium (groundshare with Widnes Vikings Rugby League Club) |
13,350 |
AFC Darwen | The Anchor Ground | 4,000 |
AFC Liverpool | Marine Travel Arena, Crosby (groundshare with Marine) | 3,185 |
Burscough | Victoria Park | 3,054 |
1874 Northwich * | Barton Stadium (groundshare with Winsford United) | 3,000 |
Winsford United | Barton Stadium | 3,000 |
Bootle | Delta Taxis Stadium | 2,500 |
City of Liverpool | Delta Taxis Stadium (groundshare with Bootle) | 2,500 |
Maine Road | Brantingham Road, Chorlton | 2,000 |
Padiham | Arbories Memorial Sports Ground | 1,688 |
Runcorn Linnets | Millbank Linnets Stadium | 1,600 |
Runcorn Town | Pavilions Sports Complex | 1,530 |
Congleton Town | Richborough Estates Stadium | 1,450 |
Abbey Hey | The Abbey Stadium, Gorton | 1,000 |
Ashton Athletic | Brockstedes Park | 1,000 |
Irlam | Silver Street | 1,000 |
Squires Gate | School Road | 1,000 |
West Didsbury & Chorlton | Brookburn Road, Chorlton | 1,000 |
Hanley Town | Abbey Lane | 750 |
Barnoldswick Town | Silentnight Beds Stadium | |
Barnton | Townfield | |
Charnock Richard | Mossie Park | 1,000 |
Northwich Victoria | Townfield (groundshare with Barnton) |
Season | 2017–18 |
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Champions | Silsden |
Promoted | Silsden Litherland REMYCA Whitchurch Alport |
←
2016–17
2018–19 → |
At the end of season 2016–17, the following four teams left the division:
The remaining 18 teams, together with the following, formed Division One for the 2017–18 season:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Silsden (C, P) | 42 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 110 | 38 | +72 | 103 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Litherland REMYCA (P) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 117 | 39 | +78 | 99 | |
3 | Prestwich Heys | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 124 | 50 | +74 | 91 | Qualified for the play-offs, then allocated to Division One North |
4 | Whitchurch Alport (O, P) | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 91 | 38 | +53 | 88 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
5 | Sandbach United | 42 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | +33 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs, then allocated to Division One South |
6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 72 | |
7 | AFC Blackpool | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 78 | +14 | 68 | Allocated to Division One North |
8 | Alsager Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 71 | +13 | 67 | Allocated to Division One South |
9 | Holker Old Boys | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 89 | −17 | 65 | Allocated to Division One North |
10 | Stockport Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 53 | Allocated to Division One South |
11 | Carlisle City | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 71 | 80 | −9 | 53 | Allocated to Division One North |
12 | Cheadle Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 72 | 83 | −11 | 53 | Allocated to Division One South |
13 | Abbey Hulton United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 50 | |
14 | New Mills | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 68 | 95 | −27 | 49 | |
15 | Eccleshall | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 66 | 105 | −39 | 47 | |
16 | Chadderton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 83 | 93 | −10 | 46 | Allocated to Division One North |
17 | Bacup Borough | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 65 | 95 | −30 | 46 [b] | |
18 | Atherton Laburnum Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 81 | −20 | 44 | |
19 | FC Oswestry Town | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 60 | 101 | −41 | 40 | Allocated to Division One South |
20 | St Helens Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 55 | 98 | −43 | 32 | Allocated to Division One North |
21 | Nelson | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 91 | −41 | 31 | |
22 | Daisy Hill | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 49 | 108 | −59 | 31 |
Source for this subsection: NWC website
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
3 | Prestwich Heys | 1 | |||||||
6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 4 | |||||||
6 | Cammell Laird 1907 | 1 | |||||||
4 | Whitchurch Alport | 2 | |||||||
4 | Whitchurch Alport | 1 | |||||||
5 | Sandbach United | 0 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Carlisle City | Gillford Park Stadium | 4,000 |
Atherton Laburnum Rovers | Crilly Park | 3,000 |
Bacup Borough | West View | 3,000 |
Holker Old Boys | Rakesmoor Lane Barrow-in-Furness | 2,500 |
Stockport Town | Stockport Sports Village | 2,384 |
FC Oswestry Town | Park Hall Stadium | 2,034 |
Cammell Laird 1907 | North West Construction Stadium, Birkenhead | 2,000 |
Cheadle Town | Park Road Stadium | 2,000 |
Daisy Hill | New Sirs Westhoughton | 2,000 |
Eccleshall | Pershall Park | 2,000 |
Nelson | Victoria Park | 2,000 |
AFC Blackpool | The Mechanics | 1,500 |
Alsager Town | Wood Park Stadium | 1,500 |
Chadderton | MCA Stadium | 1,500 |
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
New Mills | Church Lane | 1,400 |
Abbey Hulton United | Birches Head Road | |
Litherland REMYCA | Litherland Sports Park | |
Prestwich Heys | Aide Moran Park | |
Sandbach United | Sandbach Community Football Centre | |
St Helens Town | Ruskin Drive Sportsground | |
Whitchurch Alport | Yockings Park |
Also called the Macron Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. [8] Source for this section: NWCFL web site
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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All remaining teams received byes to the second round.
Northern Section
* Played at Padiham, following two postponements
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Southern Section
* Played at Abbey Hulton, following two postponements
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Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Played at Highbury Stadium, home of Fleetwood Town.
Score | ||
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Widnes | 2–1 | Burscough |
Also called the LWC Drinks First Division Cup for sponsorship reasons. [3] Source for this section: NWCFL web site
Northern Section
* Played at Carlisle following two postponements |
Southern Section
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All the remaining First Division teams received a bye to the second round.
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Northern Section
* Atherton LR disqualified for fielding an ineligible player [9] |
Southern Section
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Played at the Millbank Linnets Stadium, home of Runcorn Linnets.
Score | ||
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Cammell Laird 1907 | 1–2 | Prestwich Heys |